I learned my lesson and I will never steal my nieces pretzels again. Evil eyes and a fist ready to give me a bloody nose if I even think of stealing another one. Don’t worry the hat still will not come off…….Friday night we did get her to take it off and forget about it for a full 10 minutes….baby steps.

We had dinner plans with Billy’s bro and sis-in-law but we couldn’t help but crash my parents house and steal some of their dinner. I wonder when I will ever be able to cut the umbilical cord? Mom, you are coming to law school with us right?!?!

Billy likes to pull her around the room in her chair by her feet. Very entertaining.

We had a lil’ roast, corn/green beans, a roll and some au gratin potatoes. My parents neighbors must think that I have completely gone insane. To 99.9999% of the world it just isn’t normal to prop your food on the deck rail so that you can get good lighting and an awesome background for a picture of food. The things I do for you guys:)

Dinner number two was chicken enchiladas and a grape Powerade. Gotta get in my electrolytes so that I will be able to walk the Boston marathon in a week:)

And then my neighbor brought over these beauties to thank us for letting her use our cupcake stand………

Pink lemonade and red velvet cupcakes. They are staring at me. Let’s take a poll……..

Which cupcake do you think I ate:

A.) Pink lemonade

B.) Red Velvet

C.) Both plus 3 fun size kit kat bars. Poor Billy didn’t even know they were in the house.

D.) None. (If you guess this one than you must be a new reader or something.)

What is your favorite flavor of Gatorade/Powerade?

-GRAPE and Lemon-lime.

Random running question of the day…..Would you rather get the hills over at the beginning of a race or save them till the end?

-I like to get them over at the beginning. I wonder if I talk to the Boston event coordinators they could switch up the course a little bit for next Monday.

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Missy

I pick option C- both plus the kit kat bars, you definitely know how to eat girl!I'm not sure what the flavor of Gatorade is but the color is light purple, it's my favorite!I prefer to get the hills over at the beginning of the race!

Vanessa @ Gourmet Runner

I vote both and kit-kats, obviously! They look seriously beautiful and even though I just had breakfast I am ready for a cupcake now, thanks. That hat is so cute, she will look beautiful wearing it to prom in 15 years.

Korin Lopez

I love love the pictures of your niece with her hat on! They are so precious! I definitely want you to continue writing about Kara's book! I vote C and I only like purple or red drinks! I definitely prefer to do hills in the begining!

Lisa

The cupcakes look AMAZING!!!I like lemon-lime and orange Gatorade.As for hills I say at the end. If they're all at the begining you'll tire out quicker and the remainder of the race will be at a slower pace. If at the end you will run a faster race overall… well that's my logic anyway and it makes sense in my head :)

Sara

kay.tee.

You better have eaten both of them. I was in Utah last month and had a cupcake from the Sweet Tooth Fairy (I am sure those are from there since they look just like the ones we had!). It was some sort of cinnamon chai something or other.. but it was the moistest most delicious amazing cupcake I have EVER had. Next time I go to Utah, I am heading straight there.

Britt Burns Kelly

The Boston hills are steep, but the race has more excitement that you can even imagine that you will barely even notice you are rockin it up heartbreak hill until you are finished.

Whether you are running or walking the race, it will still be one of the best experiences of you life. I was injured in 2008 when I did it and had to do a run/walk. My time stunk, but the experience was life changing and the memory will be forever embedded into my mind. There is always going to be another race, always :)

Lindsay and James Cotter

that has to be the cutest face ever! Love her smirk. Remind me to never steal my neices cheese quesadilla. she goes nuts!!Happy taper week friend. You are going to be great, enjoy the miles for what they are worth.LC

Lindsay and James Cotter

that has to be the cutest face ever! Love her smirk. Remind me to never steal my neices cheese quesadilla. she goes nuts!!Happy taper week friend. You are going to be great, enjoy the miles for what they are worth.LC

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Rene

Not that I've run enough races to have a firm opinion bt I think I'd rather get the hills over at the beginning. There's something about knowing the hardest part is behind you and to know that if you already did that you can definitely do the rest.Not a huge fan of Gatorade/Powerade.

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Erin

I had a to die for cupcake yesterday as well—-chocolate cupcake with cinnamon cream cheese icing. The icing = cinnabon. It rocked my world. Commence daydreaming about it all day (and trying to resist the urge to eat the 3 leftovers in my freezer all night). :)

Powerade—grape, definitely!

I vote for hills at the beginning!

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Jen

I vote for C! You'll have to tell me how that pink lemonade one was. YUM!It looks like you had a great weekend! New ipads! Sweet! We're an apple family. I swore we were not going to get an ipad because we didn't need one and then when we went to Cali last fall we went shopping for a DVD system for the car. They were the same price as an ipad so that's what we got. My husband takes it to church for notes in his meetings, uses it for his scriptures, and the kids can draw on it during sac meeting. We are a horrible example!Hills at the beginning please!

runyogarepeat

Pink lemonade cupcake?! I guess C: both + kit kats. I love your niece's face in that picture, she definitely takes on your crazy faces. I'd rather have hills early or in the middle of a race compared to at the end. At the end of races, all I want is a speedy flat or downhill.

Holly

Grape is my favorite too! I love ANYTHING grape flavored. I love that you had two dinners, that is awesome! :)& For the poll I choose: A…pink lemonade because it sounds absolutely delicious..never had that flavor before & I'm sure you shared with Billy ;)Thanks again for making me smile :) & Making my Monday EVEN better! You are the BEST!

GI Jane

chelsea

Red velvet all the way…although I'd have to choose option C because who could let a good looking cupcake go to waste? I also hate powerade and gatorade. I would rather have hills at the beginning than the end.

Holley @ Lunges and Lashes

I chose at the BEGINNING of the race. Then mentally you know you are just cruising the rest of the way. Truth be told, I kind of have a crush on hills right now. Maybe not in races, but definitely for training runs. They kick your butt and make you so much stronger!

Vanessa Kennedy

Your niece is adorable!!!!! Annnnnd those cupcakes look AMAZING. I would definitely go for option 3 :) -I'm a lemon-lime fanatic. Yum, yum, and yum.-Hmm….maybe hills about 5-6 miles in? Definitely not at the end…